Summary of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of parking brake system for prompting, method and automobile, monitor the duty of parking brake in real time, and combine driving states driver reminded, it is to avoid vehicle does not discharges the situation of parking brake and occurs when advancing or retreat, reduce user use, maintenance cost.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, embodiments of the invention provide a kind of parking brake system for prompting, including:
The parking light switch being arranged on automobile hand brake body, for exporting the parking brake indication signal of parking brake state;
Shift detection device, for exporting the gear indication signal of vehicle current shift;
Automatic gear-box control unit TCU being connected with described parking light switch, shift detection device respectively, for receiving parking brake indication signal and the gear indication signal of described shift detection device output of the switch output of described parking light, and it is used for controlling the control signal that variator separates with engine torque or combines to variator output with gear indication signal according to described parking brake indication signal.
Wherein, described parking light switch exports the first parking brake indication signal when parking brake pull-up, exports the second parking brake indication signal when parking brake discharges;
Described shift detection device exports when vehicle current shift is forward gear or reverse gear shift for exporting the first gear indication signal that vehicle current shift is motion gear;
TCU is when receiving the first parking brake indication signal and the first gear indication signal, to variator output for controlling the first control signal that variator separates with engine torque, and, when receiving the second parking brake indication signal and the first gear indication signal, the second control signal being combined with engine torque to variator output speed changer.
Wherein, described system also includes: the prompting equipment being connected with TCU;
Described TCU is also when exporting the first control signal, and also output is for controlling the warning signal that described prompting equipment carries out alerting.
Wherein, described system also includes: the controller BCM being connected with parking light switch and the display being connected with BCM;
Described BCM is when receiving the first parking brake indication signal, carry out, for controlling display, the first display signal that parking shows to the output of described display, and, when receiving the second parking brake indication signal, stop, for controlling display, the second display signal that parking shows to the output of described display.
Wherein, described parking light switch includes:
The first support being connected is fixed with described parking brake body;
It is arranged in the second support of described first support;
The first contact being arranged at the one end of described second support and second contact of the other end being arranged at described second support;
Being sheathed on described second support, one end is connected with described first contact, the return spring that the other end is connected with described first support;And
It is connected with described second contact, exports the first parking brake indication signal and the wiring harness connector of the second parking brake indication signal.
Wherein, described first contact is insulation contact, and described second contact is conductive contact;
Described parking brake body pull-up, described first contact separates with pressing support on the contact of described parking brake body, and described return spring restPoses, and described second contact contacts with described first support, and described wiring harness connector exports the first parking brake indication signal;
Described parking brake body discharges, and described first contact contacts with pressing support on described contact, and described return spring compresses, and described second contact separates with described first support, and described wiring harness connector exports the second parking brake indication signal.
Wherein, described first contact is the plastic sleeve structure being sheathed on described second bracket end;
Described second contact be contact jaw be the sheet metal of triangular shape.
Wherein, described first support is provided with the first installing hole and the second installing hole, and wherein, described first installing hole is hole, location.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, embodiments of the invention additionally provide a kind of parking brake based reminding method, including:
Receive parking brake indication signal and the gear indication signal of shift detection device output of parking light switch output;
It is used for controlling the control signal that variator separates with engine torque or combines to variator output with gear indication signal according to described parking brake indication signal.
Wherein, described reception parking light switch exports parking brake indication signal and the step of the gear indication signal of shift detection device output include:
Receive described parking light switch export the first parking brake indication signal when parking brake pull-up and export the second parking brake indication signal when parking brake discharges;
Receive described shift detection device to export when vehicle current shift is forward gear or reverse gear shift for exporting the first gear indication signal that vehicle current shift is motion gear.
Wherein, the described step being used for controlling, to variator output, the control signal that variator separates with engine torque or combines with gear indication signal according to described parking brake indication signal includes:
When receiving the first parking brake indication signal and the first gear indication signal, to variator output for controlling the first control signal that variator separates with engine torque, and, when receiving the second parking brake indication signal and the first gear indication signal, the second control signal being combined with engine torque to variator output speed changer.
Wherein, described method also includes:
When exporting the first control signal, output is for controlling the warning signal that prompting equipment carries out alerting.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, embodiments of the invention additionally provide a kind of automobile, including parking brake system for prompting as above.
Having the beneficial effect that of the technique scheme of the present invention:
The parking brake system for prompting of the embodiment of the present invention, parking light switch can export parking brake indication signal and inform the state of the current parking brake of TCU, shift detection device can export gear indication signal and inform the current shift of TCU vehicle, so, TCU just can judge according to parking brake indication signal and gear indication signal, output control signal suitable solution variator separates with engine torque or combines, realize parking brake state to remind, driver's bad steering custom is carried out pro-active intervention, improve safety, avoid and carry out advancing or car backing operation when driver does not discharges parking brake, decrease user to use, maintenance cost.
Detailed description of the invention
For making the technical problem to be solved in the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, it is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the specific embodiments.
The present invention is directed to not discharge the situation of parking brake and cause damaged vehicle when vehicle advance occurring during existing parking brake uses or retreats, increase user's use, the problem of maintenance cost, provide a kind of parking brake system for prompting, monitor the duty of parking brake in real time, and combine driving states driver is reminded, the situation not discharging parking brake when avoiding vehicle to advance or retreat occurs, and reduces user's use, maintenance cost.
As it is shown in figure 1, a kind of parking brake system for prompting of the embodiment of the present invention, including: the parking light switch being arranged on automobile hand brake body, for exporting the parking brake indication signal of parking brake state;Shift detection device, for exporting the gear indication signal of vehicle current shift;Automatic gear-box control unit TCU being connected with described parking light switch, shift detection device respectively, for receiving parking brake indication signal and the gear indication signal of described shift detection device output of the switch output of described parking light, and it is used for controlling the control signal that variator separates with engine torque or combines to variator output with gear indication signal according to described parking brake indication signal.
In the parking brake system for prompting of the embodiment of the present invention, parking light switch can export parking brake indication signal and inform the state of the current parking brake of TCU, shift detection device can export gear indication signal and inform the current shift of TCU vehicle, so, TCU just can judge according to parking brake indication signal and gear indication signal, output control signal suitable solution variator separates with engine torque or combines, realize parking brake state to remind, driver's bad steering custom is carried out pro-active intervention, improve safety, avoid and carry out advancing or car backing operation when driver does not discharges parking brake, decrease user to use, maintenance cost.
Concrete, described parking light switch exports the first parking brake indication signal when parking brake pull-up, exports the second parking brake indication signal when parking brake discharges;Described shift detection device exports when vehicle current shift is forward gear or reverse gear shift for exporting the first gear indication signal that vehicle current shift is motion gear;Described TCU is when receiving the first parking brake indication signal and the first gear indication signal, to variator output for controlling the first control signal that variator separates with engine torque, and, when receiving the second parking brake indication signal and the first gear indication signal, the second control signal being combined with engine torque to variator output speed changer.
Pass through foregoing, TCU is according to the different parking brake indication signals received, just can determine the state of current parking brake, when receiving the first parking brake indication signal and the first gear indication signal, namely driver's pull-up parking brake, but also shift handle is linked into D gear (forward gear) or R gear (retreating gear), now, driver may carry out forcing driving in parking brake pull-up state, for avoiding the generation of this situation, TCU exports the first control signal to variator, control variator to separate with engine torque, automobile lacks power and also would not move.And when receiving the second parking brake indication signal and the first gear indication signal, driver normally drives a vehicle, TCU exports the second control signal to variator, and variator is combined with engine torque, and vehicle can travel according to driver's manipulation.
But, in the above-described embodiments, if driver forgets that discharging parking brake directly carries out vehicle drive, TCU directly controls variator and separates with engine torque, vehicle cannot travel, but now driver may can not understand the reason that Current vehicle cannot travel, and also cannot carry out operation and revise work.Therefore, as in figure 2 it is shown, on the basis of above-described embodiment, the parking brake system for prompting of the embodiment of the present invention also includes: the prompting equipment being connected with TCU;Described TCU is also when exporting the first control signal, and also output is for controlling the warning signal that described prompting equipment carries out alerting.
TCU export the first control signal time can also outputting alarm signal to pointing out equipment, control prompting equipment by warning signal driver is alerted, so that it is owing to not discharging parking brake that driver recognizes that Current vehicle cannot travel, after revising in time, carry out Driving control again.This prompting equipment can be audio player, sends " ticktack ticktack " auditory tone cues, it is also possible to directly voice message such as " your parking brake does not discharges, and vehicle is immovable ".
Additionally, as it is shown on figure 3, the parking brake system for prompting of the embodiment of the present invention also includes: the controller BCM being connected with parking light switch and the display being connected with BCM;Described BCM is when receiving the first parking brake indication signal, carry out, for controlling display, the first display signal that parking shows to the output of described display, and, when receiving the second parking brake indication signal, stop, for controlling display, the second display signal that parking shows to the output of described display.
This display can be arranged at instrument board, when BCM receives the first parking brake indication signal, carry out parking by the first display signal control display to show, the parking character of " P " is lighted as started LED, when receiving the second parking brake indication signal, control display stopping parking by the second display signal to show, do not show the parking character of " P " as closed LED.By observing this display, driver just can clearly grasp the state of current parking brake before and after driving, in order to preferably carries out subsequent operation, reduces the generation of maloperation.
Further, for the parking brake indication signal different at different parking brake State-outputs in the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6, described parking light switch 1 includes: with described fixing the first support 101 being connected of parking brake body 2;It is arranged in the second support 102 of described first support 101;The first contact 103 being arranged at the one end of described second support 102 and second contact 104 of the other end being arranged at described second support 102;Being sheathed on described second support 102, one end is connected with described first contact 103, the return spring 105 that the other end is connected with described first support 101;And be connected with described second contact 104, export the first parking brake indication signal and the wiring harness connector 106 of the second parking brake indication signal.
Concrete, as shown in Figure 4, this parking light switch 1 is arranged on parking brake body 2 and parking brake fixed support 3 connecting portion office.Therefore, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, along with pull-up or the release of parking brake, the first contact 103 of parking light switch 1 can realize separating and contacting with pressing support on the contact of parking brake body 2, also will produce different parking brake indication signals.
Wherein, described first contact 103 is insulation contact, and described second contact 104 is conductive contact;The pull-up of described parking brake body 2, described first contact 103 separates with pressing support 201 on the contact of described parking brake body 2, described return spring 105 restPoses, and described second contact 104 contacts with described first support 101, and described wiring harness connector 106 exports the first parking brake indication signal;Described parking brake body 2 discharges, and described first contact 103 contacts with pressing support 201 on described contact, and described return spring 105 compresses, and described second contact 104 separates with described first support 101, and described wiring harness connector 106 exports the second parking brake indication signal.
As shown in Figure 6, during parking brake release, owing to pressing support 201 return spring 105 being set on the first support 101 can be made to compress the pressure of the first contact 103 on contact, so, when parking brake pull-up, as it is shown in figure 5, press support 201 to separate with the first contact 103 along with parking brake body 2 on contact, the active force that before return spring 105, compression produces promotes the first contact 103 to press direction, support 201 place to move on contact.And along with the first contact 103, first support 101 is also driven on contact pressure direction, support 201 place and moves, and therefore, second contact 104 of the other end being arranged on the second support 102 contacts with the first support 101, wiring harness connector 106 exports the first parking brake indication signal, such as high level signal.When parking brake discharges, as shown in Figure 6, support 201 is pressed to contact with the first contact 103 on contact, the first contact 103 is pressed under and, return spring 105 compresses, second contact 104 separates with the first support 101 along with the movement of the second support 102, and wiring harness connector 106 exports the second parking brake indication signal, such as low level signal.
It is also preferred that the left described first contact 103 is the plastic sleeve structure being sheathed on described second support 102 end;Described second contact 104 be contact jaw be the sheet metal of triangular shape.
Certainly, the first above-mentioned contact 103 and the concrete structure of the second contact 104 are only one preferably implementations, and other structures being applicable to the present invention realize also should be regarded as protection scope of the present invention, do not repeat them here.
It addition, as shown in Figure 6, described first support 101 is provided with the first installing hole 1011 and the second installing hole 1012, and wherein, described first installing hole 1011 is hole, location.
In order to realize foregoing, parking light switch 1 needs are mounted in place, therefore, the first support 101 is fixed by the first installing hole 1011 and the second installing hole 1012 with parking brake body 2, and the first installing hole 1011 realizes the location and installation of parking light switch 1 as hole, location.
In sum, the parking brake system for prompting of the embodiment of the present invention, can judge according to parking brake indication signal and gear indication signal, output control signal suitable solution variator separates with engine torque or combines, realize parking brake state to remind, driver's bad steering custom is carried out pro-active intervention, improves safety, avoid and carry out advancing or car backing operation when driver does not discharges parking brake, decrease user's use, maintenance cost.
As it is shown in fig. 7, the embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of parking brake based reminding method, including:
Step 701, receives parking brake indication signal and the gear indication signal of shift detection device output of parking light switch output;
Step 702, is used for controlling the control signal that variator separates with engine torque or combines to variator output with gear indication signal according to described parking brake indication signal.
Wherein, step 701 includes:
Receive described parking light switch export the first parking brake indication signal when parking brake pull-up and export the second parking brake indication signal when parking brake discharges;
Receive described shift detection device to export when vehicle current shift is forward gear or reverse gear shift for exporting the first gear indication signal that vehicle current shift is motion gear.
Step 702 includes:
When receiving the first parking brake indication signal and the first gear indication signal, to variator output for controlling the first control signal that variator separates with engine torque, and, when receiving the second parking brake indication signal and the first gear indication signal, the second control signal being combined with engine torque to variator output speed changer.
Wherein, described method also includes:
When exporting the first control signal, output is for controlling the warning signal that prompting equipment carries out alerting.
The parking brake based reminding method of the embodiment of the present invention can be applied and the TCU in above-mentioned parking brake system for prompting, can judge according to parking brake indication signal and gear indication signal, output control signal suitable solution variator separates with engine torque or combines, realize parking brake state to remind, driver's bad steering custom is carried out pro-active intervention, improve safety, it is to avoid carry out advancing or car backing operation when driver does not discharges parking brake, decrease user use, maintenance cost.
It should be noted that the parking brake based reminding method of the embodiment of the present invention is the method being applied in above-mentioned parking brake system for prompting, the implementation of above-mentioned parking brake system for prompting embodiment is applicable to the method, also can reach identical technique effect.
The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of automobile, including parking brake system for prompting as above.
This automobile includes above-mentioned parking brake system for prompting, can judge according to parking brake indication signal and gear indication signal, output control signal suitable solution variator separates with engine torque or combines, realize parking brake state to remind, driver's bad steering custom is carried out pro-active intervention, improve safety, it is to avoid carry out advancing or car backing operation when driver does not discharges parking brake, decrease user use, maintenance cost.
It should be noted that the automobile of the embodiment of the present invention is the automobile including above-mentioned parking brake system for prompting, the implementation of above-mentioned parking brake system for prompting embodiment is applicable to this automobile, also can reach identical technique effect.
Above-mentioned exemplary embodiment describes with reference to those accompanying drawings, and many different forms and embodiment are that therefore, the present invention should not be construed the restriction become in this proposed exemplary embodiment possible without departing from present invention spirit and teaching.More precisely, these exemplary embodiment are provided so that the present invention can be to improve again completely, and the scope of the invention can be conveyed to those those of skill in the art.In those are graphic, perhaps size of components and relative size are exaggerated based on for the sake of clear.Term used herein is based only on description particular example embodiment purpose, is not intended to become restriction and uses.As used in this manner, unless this interior literary composition clearly refers else, otherwise this singulative " ", " one " and " being somebody's turn to do " are intended to also include those multiple forms in.Those terms be will become further apparent " comprise " and/or " including " is when being used in this specification, represent the existence of described feature, integer, step, operation, component and/or assembly, but be not excluded for existence or the increase of one or more further feature, integer, step, operation, component, assembly and/or its group.Unless otherwise indicated, narrative tense, a value scope comprises bound and any subrange therebetween of this scope.
The above is the preferred embodiment of the present invention; it should be pointed out that, for those skilled in the art, on the premise of without departing from principle of the present invention; can also make some improvements and modifications, these improvements and modifications also should be regarded as protection scope of the present invention.